Misinformation and falsehoods cascade across three layers:
First is with the perpetrators who spread disorienting misinformation in social media.
Second is with the media on which some are disoriented and pass on the disorientation to the masses.
Third is with the masses.
First is with the perpetrators who spread disorienting misinformation in social media.
Second is with the media on which some are disoriented and pass on the disorientation to the masses.
Third is with the masses.
Indeed, the battleground may be dealing with the source. But the ripples of misinformation still trickled down to its main interest and intended audience: the masses.
Given that the surveys determined that mainstream media are still the main source of information of people, we look at media personalities who package their commentaries, which contained their personal biases, as if those were the news.
People rely to these commentators to break down and interpret the seemingly-complicated state affairs and daily events for them.
And these commentators often forget to remind people about separating what's factual and what's opinionated.
And these commentators often forget to remind people about separating what's factual and what's opinionated.
My constant mingling with the people in the provinces pre-pandemic and exile deep in the mountains during the height of the lockdown due to pandemic brought this challenge against misinformation to light.
The pandemic hinders face-to-face engagement with the masses.
The pandemic hinders face-to-face engagement with the masses.
Focus must be made, as of the moment, to make a challenge to the commentators (Taberna and company) whom people listen to but are opinionated to their personal views skewed by the purveyors of misinformation hounding their livestreams.
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